I had the wonderful, and unexpected, opportunity to interview comic book creator, and practicing Catholic, Mark Millar! Mark wrote such comic books as Wanted, Kick-Ass, Old Man Logan, Superman: Red Son and Marvel's Civil War. Many of his comic books have been turned into major blockbuster movies and his own comic book company, Millarworld was purchased by Netflix in 2017. We talked about his faith, his comics and Superman. 

*Please note, Mark Millar's comics are definitely not for kids! Reader discretion advised. 

Author's Books Mentioned:

Ultimate X-Men

The Ultimates 

Wanted

Kick-Ass

Superman: Red Son

Old Man Logan

American Jesus

Civil War

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In this special episode of IMBIF, I am joined by my very good friends, Dan and Andrew to discuss Elantris by Brandon Sanderson. This is sort of an example episode of how I want to conduct these book club discussions every 3 months. After this episode, book club discussions will be open to all Patreon subscribers who want to participate. I will provide a Zoom link to subscribers via Patreon. Dan and Andrew will return as co-hosts. 

The next book will be The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers. If you are interested in participating or just want to support the show, then please visit the I Might Believe in Faeries Patreon page (link below). 

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Jonathan Geltner joins to show to discuss his debut novel, Absolute Music. We talk about creation, music, the history of the word “fantasy” and much more.

Author’s Books Mentioned:

Absolute Music (2022)

Five Great Odes by Paul Claudel translation (2020)

Gene Wolfe: Epic Fantasy and Faithful Reading (2021)

https://slantbooks.org/close-reading/essays/gene-wolfe-epic-fantasy-and-faithful-reading/

Claudel's Cosmic Vision - Jonathan Geltner | Catholic Culture Podcast #92

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5jrU3JYnv0

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Authors/Books Mentioned:

Gene Wolfe

The Faeire Queene by Edmund Spenser

Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

Does reading fantasy make you holy? Maybe! Theologian and poet, David Russell Mosley, comes on the show to talk about his book, Being Deified, and his poetry. David can be found on Twitter @elflandletters 

The conversation paused because I had to take some bread out of the oven for my lovely wife. I have also included a link to the recipe for Cinnamon Swirl Yogurt Quick Bread!

https://www.a-kitchen-addiction.com/cinnamon-swirl-yogurt-quick-bread/

Books by David Mosley:

Being Deified (2016)

The Green Man (2021)

Liturgical Entanglements (2022)

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Books/Authors Mentioned:

Leaf by Niggle - J. R. R. Tolkien

The Space Trilogy - C. S. Lewis

Through and Through - Tim Powers

At the Back of the North Wind - George MacDonald

The Parliament of Beasts and Birds - John C. Wright

Lyrical Ballads - S. T. Coleridge & William Wordsworth

Repetition and Identity: The Literary Agenda - Catherine Pickstock

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

In this episode, Katarinya returns to discuss the Nephilim (Giants) found in both Scripture and mythology. This episode was originally a live stream on Youtube. 

Parental Advisory Warning: In this episode, we talk about adult themes that may not be suitable for children. 

Follow Katarinya on Twitter: @KatarinyaMariya

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Books/Blogs Mentioned:

The Unseen Realm - Michael Heiser

Chronicles of the Nephilim - Brian Godawa *we only recommend the appendices and citations

Introduction to the Nephilim - Unam Sanctam Catholicam

Watchers and Nephilim - Unam Sanctam Catholicam

Professor and Tolkien scholar, Michael Jahosky, joins me on the show to discuss his book, The Good News of the Return of the King: The Gospel in Middle Earth. We talk about myth, parables, fairy stories and allegories and what they have to do with The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and The Silmarillion. Michael is also the host of the Mythic Mission podcast where he explores the intersection of myth and various disciplines of the Humanities from a Christian perspective with J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. 

Michael Jahosky's Book/Website

The Good News of the Return of the King:

https://www.amazon.com/Good-News-Return-King-Middle-earth/dp/1725263165/ref=sr_1_1?crid=WF6SI9DWX667&keywords=michael+jahosky&qid=1652531342&s=books&sprefix=michael+jaho%2Cstripbooks%2C310&sr=1-1

Mythic Mission:

https://lastdunadancom.wordpress.com

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Books Mentioned 

The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion - J.R.R. Tolkien

Storied Revelations: Parables, Imagination, and George MacDonald's Christian Fiction - Gisela H. Kreglinger

The Unseen Realm - Michael Heiser

Reversing Hermon - Michael Heiser

Person of Interest - J. Warner Wallace

Christopher Tompkins, owner of Darkly Bright Press, joins me to discuss the works of the author Arthur Machen. Christopher has written a lot about Machen and horror fiction in general at his press and blog, Darkly Bright Press. We discuss Machen's fiction, both horrific and wondrous. We also talk about Machen's theory of literature and his Christian faith.

Darkly Bright Press Website:

https://darklybrightpress.com/

Dreamt in Fire lecture (2021): https://darklybrightpress.com/inklings-lecture-dreamt-in-fire/

Dreamt in Fire: The Dreadful Ecstasy of Arthur Machen https://darklybrightpress.com/dreamt-in-fire/

Arthur Machen's Stories/Essays:

Hieroglyphics

The Great God Pan

The Great Return

Levavi Oculos

The Three Imposters

The White People

Change

The Shining Pyramid 

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This episode is one of the main reasons I started this podcast. I wanted to talk to my favorite author, Tim Powers. And I did. And it was great.

We discussed a wide range of topics including his books, mythology, literature, Catholicism and other things as well. Enjoy!

His website can be found here:

http://theworksoftimpowers.com/

His books can be purchased wherever books are sold!

https://subterraneanpress.com/

https://www.centipedepress.com/

https://charnelhouse.com/

Tim Powers’ Books

Declare

Last Call

Expiration Date

Earthquake Weather

Alternate Routes

The Stress of Her Regard

Hide Me Among the Graves

And many more!

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Books/Authors Mentioned

Lodge 49 - Thomas Pynchon

The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown

Church of Spies - Mark Riebling

That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man, The Discarded Image, The Great Divorce, The Problem of Pain - C. S. Lewis

H. P. Lovecraft

Modesty Blaise Series - Peter O’Donnell

The Necromancers - Robert Hugh Benson

Journey of the Magi - T. S. Eliot

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll

Thomas J. Salerno and Aaron talk about superheroes and how they relate to Christianity. Thomas writes for Word on Fire, Voyage Comics, Aleteia and more. Adam West was not mentioned in this episode, but he is here in the show notes. Adam. West.

Thomas Salerno’s Website:

https://thomasjsalernowrites.com/

Voyage Comics:

https://shop.voyagecomics.com/

Articles written by Thomas Salerno:

https://voyagecomics.com/2020/02/20/christian-love-in-marvels-captain-america-white/

https://voyagecomics.com/2021/01/15/superman-earth-one-and-the-parable-of-the-talents/

https://voyagecomics.com/2020/07/21/fear-faith-and-forgiveness-in-batman-no-mans-land/

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Books/Authors/Movies Mentioned:

From Star Wars to Superman by James Papanrea

Aquaman (2018)

Captain America: White

Crisis on Infinite Earths

The Phantom Phoenix (Voyage Comics)

Finnian and the Seven Mountains (Voyage Comics)

Ray Bradbury

Batman: No Man’s Land

Superman: Earth One

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